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Also, an MSI can be deployed to an active directory environment using group policy.
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Also, an MSI can be deployed to an active directory environment using group policy.

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Can I just distribute the MSI, without the exe?
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Can I just distribute the MSI, without the exe?

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Yes you can distribute just the MSI as long as you will be distributing to environments with Microsoft Windows.
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Yes you can distribute just the MSI as long as you will be distributing to environments with Microsoft Windows.

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Hi,<br />
<br />
I'm creating a setup project for my application. Two files were created when I compiled the project:<br />
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Setup.msi &amp;&nbsp;setup.exe<br />
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What is the difference and which one I should distribute?<br />
<br />
Thanks.
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Hi,

I'm creating a setup project for my application. Two files were created when I compiled the project:

Setup.msi & setup.exe

What is the difference and which one I should distribute?

Thanks.

Setup.msi &amp; setup.exe -- what is the difference?

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C# is an object-oriented programming language created in conjunction with Microsoft’s .NET framework. Compilation is usually done into the Microsoft Intermediate Language (MSIL), which is then JIT-compiled to native code (and cached) during execution in the Common Language Runtime (CLR).

Setup.msi &amp; setup.exe -- what is the difference?

Setup.msi & setup.exe -- what is the difference?